?Hound’s Duty?
⚡️Volume 2: The Badlands⚡️
?Written by Crownway Amef?
Subtitle: Matters of the wills 1?
Hanson Mansion?
Ciara made up her mind to dig more into her instincts and so she went to the corridor leading to their rooms. She saw Jesi on the way who questioned her about walking around.
“It’s almost late Ciara what’re you doing walking around?” she questioned with folded arms.
Ciara turned to face her with a proud grin “Watch your back nosy cat. You don’t get to question me” she said to her.
“Oh really? And how are you any different from others?” Jesi said staring right into her eyes.
“Do you know what ki||s a cat? Curiosity! And I’m not sorry that you’re about to get yourself ki||ed. I am the lady’s right-hand gifted so you better start going” she replied in a stern voice and the air around them started heating up.
“Dream on evil girl,” Jesi said before taking off.
Ciara clenched her fist in anger as she sauntered down the corridor to Anthony’s room.
She knocked twice but there was no response, “Just the perfect time” she said grinning.
She waited for seconds before twisting the doorknob.
The moment she entered, she started going through his stuff hoping to find a clue.
Oblivious of the presence behind her, she continued rummaging through Anthony’s drawers and then he found a folded note.
“I don’t remember sharing the same room with you Ciara” a voice came from behind jerking her from her failed mission.
She cleared her throat and clasp the note tightly amidst her fingers.
“Actually I was asked to do a late night check on everyone,” she said with a smile.
“Late night Ciara! What’s the time now?” Anthony said with his left brow raised giving him a dangerous look right now.
“Just how did he do the eyebrow thing?” Ciara thought.
“Listen up weird boy, don’t you forget who you are talking back to. I am Ciara and you can’t talk to me anyhow okay? I’m out of here” Ciara said and proceeded to leave through the door when Anthony grabbed her wrist hence pulling her back.
“You are free to leave of course but not with a property of mine “ Anthony groaned with a straight face.
His face, physique, and everything have changed ever since he grew the rider’s essence completely.
“What? A piece of paper?” Ciara sneered.
“Yeah unless you’ve developed a liking for a paper. Well, what can’t demons eat?” Anthony teased.
Ciara got infuriated with his words, to feel so little before a boy she enjoyed bullying back in the space.
“How dare you!” Ciara groaned and conjured a force that sent Anthony away from her.
It sure pushed him back but he maintained his stance by sticking his feet firmly on the floor leaving a hot smoke on his feet lines.
“I enjoyed bullying you Tony and that won’t change,” Ciara said then she broke a piece out of the window to form a sharp rocky object.
Anthony saw this coming and caught it between his fingers. “You want to bully me with this thing? Are you flirting with me?” He said with a slight grin.
At this rate, Ciara’s heartbeat increased and her palms are becoming sweaty. No one has ever seen this side of him which makes him unpredictable and scary.
“If I don’t leave with this note, it’s evidence that you are betraying the lady,” Ciara said shakily.
“Smells good Ciara,” Anthony said.
“Wha…t?” Her voice breaks.
“Your fear. How does it feel to have a taste of your own medicine? I’m no more the weak boy Ciara but you are forgetting that.” He said.
Ciara scoffed and quickly unfolds the note to check the content. Her face widened in surprise to find a blank note and not even writing.
“Well guess I was wrong,” she said with a forced laugh.
She spun off to leave but Anthony reached the door before her.
“You walked into my room Ciara, uninvited!” Anthony said with two of his fingers raised to make a talking sign. “So I’ll decide if to let you go,” Anthony said with a wink.
Before she could say a word, Anthony pushed her back against the wall with his fingers tightly wrapped around her neck to choke her.
“If I don’t leave this place alive lady Violet will ki|| you,” she said struggling to breathe.
“On one condition,” he said.
“What? You think you can make a deal with me?” She scoffed.
“Nah. Just ask” he tightens his grip.
“Wha.. what the f-__-k is it?” She cried.
“Admit you are scared of me,” he said with a smile.
“You are crazy. I swear you … you will regret this! I’m not scared of you” she screamed and used her hands to control a pen her way which stabbed right into Anthony’s back.
He didn’t seem affected but he let go of Ciara and then said gently with a smile “Ouch”
“You should be scared of me Ciara, don’t you ever put your nose in my business anymore” he warned.
“I will do anything to serve the lady,” she said examining her neck which has Anthony’s fingerprint on it.
“You should mind other people’s business only when your mind is enough to carry your own business,” he said to her.
“Bullshit!” She said then ran out of his room.
Anthony’s flesh came together to heal and he shut his door tight.
NEXT MORNING
PROF LIN MANSION?
Haliah is seen on the bed churning and turning on her bed, squeezing the bedspread tightly. She seems to be having a bad dream.
“Arhhh” she screamed out of her dream shivering.
She frantically looked around to check her condition and she only calmed down after a few minutes.
Seeing that the sun is almost up, she went to the bathroom to get ready for school.
In the bathroom, she could not get her mind off the bad dream she just had.
She dreamt about a deserted world where only she resides. The human race seems to have gone extinct and the world full of monsters. A lady appeared to her and introduced herself as FERYA. The name wasn’t what scared her, the appearance of the lady and what she did next scared her. Just thinking about it is causing her to sweat.
She wiped the gigantic beads of sweat and closed the bathroom door.
She tried to ignore everything and switch on the shower but when the water touched her neck, she winced in pain.
She hurriedly went to check the mirror only to find a red fingerprint on her neck. The memories of her dream came rushing back.
After the lady introduced herself as FERYA, she made Haliah unable to move by pinning her to the ground and then pierced her claws into her chest. She brought out a dark beating heart and she smiled evilly taking the heart to her mouth.
The pain came again and her legs failed her. She fell to the ground crying hard.
She curled into a ball with her hands hugging her knees tightly to her chest. She chants.
“I chose goodness. I’m not evil” she repeated it like four times before sighing heavily.
She was chanting this when a knock came on the door and Erik’s voice followed.
“Hey are you up yet? Professor wants us downstairs “he said.
Haliah heard his distant voice and quickly wiped her tears. She feared what would happen if she explains to someone and they ask why she had a dark heart in the dream. She fears her dark side might be taking over from within, just like her mother said.
“I’ll be out in a bit” she shouted enough for Erik to hear.
Erik left for the sitting room where the rest are.
Flora and two robots came in to inform them of breakfast and they went to the dining.
Susan was having trouble with the Jean Flora got for her and she missed her steps in the process just to bump into Mr.Linn but something strange happened.
Instead of bumping into him, she went right through him and fell to the ground. No one saw this except Susan and the professor.
Susan opened her mouth obviously surprised about what just happened. Professor Linn left the dining immediately but Susan ran after him.
“Mr.Lin! What happened there just now?” She asked.
The professor looked surprised and confused too and so he asked Susan to be quiet.
“I don’t know but we can’t make others start panicking,” he said.
“Is it some kind of glitch or what? But you’re not a robot like Flora! You were fading… I mean I fell through you like you’re some kind of ghost!” Susan explained hastily and trembling.
“Calm down Susan, I know you’re shocked but I am too…” he said.
“You don’t look shocked! What’s going on?” She asked worriedly.
Professor Linn retreated weakly to the wall and he run his forehead without saying a word.
Susan waited for him to explain but hearing nothing, she clapped her hands “I’m so telling the rest if you’re in some kind of danger”
She was about to leave when he stopped her.
“I’m afraid I might be leaving soon…” he broke the silence.